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Alzheimer's disease
or Alz·hei·mer disease
[ ahlts-hahy-merz, alts-, awlts- ]
noun
, Pathology.
- a common form of dementia, believed to be caused by changes in the brain, usually beginning in late middle age, characterized by memory lapses, confusion, emotional instability, and progressive loss of mental ability.
Alzheimer's disease
/ ˈæltsˌhaɪməz /
noun
- a disorder of the brain resulting in a progressive decline in intellectual and physical abilities and eventual dementia Often shortened toAlzheimer's
Alzheimer's disease
/ äls′hī-mərz /
- A progressive, degenerative disease of the brain, commonly affecting the elderly, and associated with the development of amyloid plaques in the cerebral cortex. It is characterized by confusion, disorientation, memory failure, speech disturbances, and eventual dementia. The cause is unknown. Alzheimer's disease is named for its identifier, German psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer (1864–1915).
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Notes
Alzheimer's disease is a major cause of loss of intellectual function in middle-aged and elderly people.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Alzheimer's disease1
Named after Alois Alzheimer (1864–1915), German neurologist, who described it in 1907
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Alzheimer's disease1
C20: named after A. Alzheimer (1864–1915), German physician who first identified it
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